Kansas Nursing Workforce Center

State of Nursing in Kansas

The State of Nursing in Kansas Report is over 76 pages of charts and infographics describing the supply of the nursing workforce in Kansas as compared to the national nursing workforce for Licensed Practical Nurses/Licensed Vocational Nurses (LPNs/LVNs), Registered Nurses (RNs), and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs).

Original research includes employment plans of Kansas nurses, Kansas nurses in direct care positions (comparison), the value of nursing, and maternity care in Kansas.

Download the State of Nursing in Kansas Report today!

Where Nursing WILL: Workforce, Innovation, Leadership and Learning

The Kansas Nursing Workforce Center, based at the University of Kansas School of Nursing, will ensure Kansans have access to nurses when and where they need them and will support nurses both individually and as part of the health care team.

Broad collaboration is required to solve nursing sustainability issues in order to assure positive health outcomes for patients. We welcome ideas and participation from everyone invested in assuring the Kansas nursing workforce is empowered to deliver the best care possible.

The Kansas Nursing Workforce Center is foundationally steeped in research, education and policy development. We use science and evidence-based practices to examine information, provide solutions, and generate new knowledge in specific focus areas.

Our Focus Areas

graphic icon depicting a person in the middle with a web of support around them

Support how nurses lead in all work settings

graphic icon depicting hands around a heart to symbolize health and well-being

Health and well-being of nurses individually and as part of the care team

graphic icon depicting a four arms overlapping to form a square to represent team approach to build, sustain and retain

Approaches used to build, sustain, and retain the nursing workforce

graphic icon depicting a hospital bed with a symmetrical health care cross above it to represent patient care

Best practices for optimal patient care experiences

Optimal ways to deliver improved or new care to patients

Together, we improve the lives of nurses, Kansans and their communities by connecting stakeholders to the data required to make informed decisions about the nursing workforce.

Get in Touch

Are you interested in joining us? We welcome your ideas as we work together to assure the Kansas nursing workforce is empowered to deliver the best care possible.

KU Kansas Nursing Workforce Center, The University of Kansas Medical Center